July 28, 2006 – Olympus Microsystems America Inc., a developer of MEMS-based products and technologies for the optical communications industry, announced that Zouheir Mansourati has joined the company as chief technical officer and vice president, product management with responsibility for product marketing, business development, and sales.

Mansourati has 19 years experience in the telecommunications industry, with expertise in the areas of voice switching systems, data communications, and optical networking.

Previously, Mansourati was president of the Jazuc Group, where he was responsible for the global operation of the company. He held the positions of CTO and VP product management with Movaz Networks, a metro/regional optical networking equipment supplier. While there, he provided strategic leadership in identifying new opportunities in metro networking and directing a team of network architects and systems engineers.

For thirteen years prior to joining Movaz, Dr. Mansourati managed and directed a variety of strategic and innovative solutions for Nortel Networks, where he held several positions including director of metro optical solutions, business strategy.